Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,830 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
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Darwin T. Turner (1931-1991)
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Henry Arthur Callis (1887–1974)
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Akai Kareem Gurley (1986-2014)

Explore Global African History

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Ahmadu Bello University (1962- )
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Mau Mau (1952-1960)
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Vincent Ogé (ca. 1755-1791)
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Claudio Brindis de Salas (1852-1911)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Members of the Southern Negro Youth Congress meet with Idaho Senator Glen Taylor, 1947
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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past
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The Pan-African Congresses, 1900-1945
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Eddie “the Sheik” Gardner: An Ultramarathoning Legend and Unsung Hero in the Struggle for Racial Equality in America.
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Jan Mostaert’s Portrait of a Moor (1520-1530)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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11/26/2021 – Executive Director – Seattle, Washington